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  • #8863
    Avatar photomark lewandowski
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    Hi all.  Thinking about doing the ’73 Arab-Israeli War at the tactical level.  Bases as squads/heavy weapons.  1 tank = 1, 2  or 3 tanks. I have Fire and Fury’s Battlefront WWII,

    which has modern stats online.   But, its not played much.  Is there something “wrong” with it?   Any other rulesets that you would recommend?  I know that many rather play

    this war in microarmor, but I like using small unit tactics.  Similarly, I feel pure “skirmish” to be too small for me.  Any thoughts are welcome.  Thanks!

    #8875
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Modern rules don’t tend to do “1 base = 1 squad” that much it seems. I was going to say Command Decision or Spearhead but they’re both “1 base = 1 platoon”. Command Decision is quite detailed though, so it might satisfy in any event. If you squint a bit, I think it’d probably do okay.

    I’ve rarely heard people say bad things about the Battlefront game. Just seems to have slipped from the public eye.

    #8892
    Avatar photoshelldrake
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    I am not a fan of the rules, but there is a Flames of War variant for the ’67 conflict that could be used for ’73 maybe?  http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=4148

    #8894
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    FOW Fate of a Nation AIW rules for 1967 can be updated but it would be kind of a pain…If you throw out some of the silly objective and tournament rules the FOW engine can  be and is fun and fast.

    #9481
    Avatar photojef croucher
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    Mark

    i had a similar problem for my Cold War plans.  I like Force on Force but it was too low level for me, likewise all other rules I looked at were tank-obsessed.  Eventually, I stumbled on FUBAR which, with some amendments for larger games and extras like artillery, plays brilliantly.  Have a look here

    http://jefslittlewinki.pbworks.com/w/page/80267060/Cold%20War

    for my take on FUBAR.  It might be the sort of thing you are after. We are playing a game tomorrow to test out some of the funky new models I’ve just painted, so there may be a few amendments down the line.

    regards, Jef.

    http://jefslittlewinki.pbworks.com/w/page/67177157/FrontPage

    #9552
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Mark i had a similar problem for my Cold War plans. I like Force on Force but it was too low level for me, likewise all other rules I looked at were tank-obsessed. Eventually, I stumbled on FUBAR which, with some amendments for larger games and extras like artillery, plays brilliantly. Have a look here http://jefslittlewinki.pbworks.com/w/page/80267060/Cold%20War for my take on FUBAR. It might be the sort of thing you are after. We are playing a game tomorrow to test out some of the funky new models I’ve just painted, so there may be a few amendments down the line. regards, Jef.

    You know, if you’re in the market for some platoon level infantry action that is focused on the grunts with vehicles in support, I did write one of those *cough* No end in sight *cough*

    🙂

     

    #9801
    Avatar photojef croucher
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    I would have a look if I was in the market for platoon-level games – but I wasn’t! FUBAR was just so simple to modify into what I wanted.

    Good luck with NEIS, though!

    http://jefslittlewinki.pbworks.com/w/page/67177157/FrontPage

    #9802
    Avatar photoIvan Sorensen
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    Not to worry 🙂 And I’m sure FUBAR will serve you very well.

    #9804
    Avatar photomark lewandowski
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    Jef-

    Thanks!   Interesting stuff.

    #9805
    Avatar photokyoteblue
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    Let us know how it goes Mark.

    #9876
    Avatar photojef croucher
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    Yes, Mark please do.  I wouldn’t mind having a go at this (probably fuelled by the Airfix Mirage & Mig dogfight double!) but I would lean towards 1967. Mind you, that’s because I want an excuse to make an Ouragan! Interested to hear what rules you decide on.

    http://jefslittlewinki.pbworks.com/w/page/67177157/FrontPage

    #9956
    Avatar photomark lewandowski
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    Will do!

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